Eight people in New Orleans East robbed at gunpoint, NOPD searching for two suspects responsible

New Orleans Police are now searching for two suspects who robbed eight people in New Orleans East at gunpoint Tuesday night.

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Updated: 6:39 PM CST Nov 16, 2016

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THE GOOD NEWS, NOBODY WAS
INJURED.
BUT NOW, THE VICTIMS WORRY ABOUT
WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
>> WE HAD A MEETING LAST NIGHT
OVER HERE WITH ALL OF MY
FRIENDS.
REPORTER: WHAT STARTED AS
REGULAR GET-TOGETHER FOR HECTOR
AND SEVEN OF HIS FRIENDS TURNED
, INTO ONE THEY'LL NEVER FORGET.
>> THEY CAME FROM THIS SIDE AND
CAME OVER HERE AND TWO HAD A
GUN.
REPORTER: AS HECTOR AND HIS
FRIENDS STOOD OUTSIDE THEIR
APARTMENT ON THE 14,000 BLOCK OF
LIAR BOULEVARD -- DWYER
BOULEVARD NOPD INVESTIGATORS SAY
, TWO ARMED MEN IN A
DARK-COLORED VEHICLE APPROACHED
THE GROUP AND DEMANDED MONEY.
SECTOR SAYS ONE OF THOSE MEN
POINTED A GUN AT HIS FRIEND'S
HEAD.
>> AND ONE OF THOSE, HE PUT THE
GUN ON THE HEAD OF MY FRIEND AND
HE TOOK HIS MONEY.
REPORTER: HECTOR SAYS HE'S LIVED
IN THIS NEW ORLEANS EAST
EVER HAD FOR EIGHT YEARS AND HAS
BEEN THE VICTIM OF AN ARMED
ROBBERY, MORE THAN ONCE BEFORE.
>> I HAD ONE ROBBERY BEFORE
ABOUT THIS TIME.
JUST LIKE TRYING TO OPEN MY DOOR
AND THEY CAME WITH A GUN TOO,
TAKE MY MONEY AND MY TRUCK TOO.
REPORTER: HECTOR SAYS THE
INCIDENT HAPPENED SO FAST, HE
CAN BARELY DESCRIBE WHAT THEY
LOOKED LIKE.
>> THE TWO HAVE MASKS OR
SOMETHING ON THEIR FACE.
I CANNOT DESCRIBE IT.
REPORTER: NOW HE IS WORRIED
ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.

Eight people in New Orleans East robbed at gunpoint, NOPD searching for two suspects responsible

New Orleans Police are now searching for two suspects who robbed eight people in New Orleans East at gunpoint Tuesday night.

New Orleans police are now searching for two suspects who robbed eight people in New Orleans East at gunpoint Tuesday night.

What started as a regular get-together for a group of friends in New Orleans East turned into a scary night they'll likely never forget.

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Hector Rodas said he and seven of his friends were standing outside their apartment on the 14000 block of Dwyer Boulevard, when suddenly, two armed men in a dark-colored vehicle approached the group and demanded money.

Rodas said one of those men pointed a gun at his friend's head.

"They came from this side and came over here and the two guys had a gun. And one of those guys, he put the gun on the head of my friend. He took his money and he's running off that way," Rodas said.

Rodas said the two men got away with about $900 in cash.

Rodas has lived in the neighborhood for the last eight years. He said he's been the victim of an armed robbery, more than once before.

"I had one robbery before around this time in September. I was just trying to open my door and they came with a gun then too. They took my money and my truck too. But I found my truck about two weeks later," Rodas said.

Rodas said the incident on Tuesday night happened so fast, he can barely remember what the suspects looked like. He's now worried about what could happen next.

"The two had masks or something on their faces, so I can't really describe what they looked like. It happened so fast," Rodas said.

"I don't know if they're coming back. We don't know. But we can't really do anything. If somebody puts the gun to your head, then what," Rodas said.

New Orleans police officials said the victims described the vehicle as possibly being a Kia.

The victims also described the suspects as two unknown black males, 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing black jackets, black shoes and either a black bandana with white designs or a black baseball cap.

Investigators said the victims tell police the suspects pointed what they described as semiautomatic handguns with extended magazines at the group. The two suspects got back into the vehicle and drove away after stealing money from the group.

There were no reports of any shots fired or any injuries. Detectives are working to gather additional evidence, including any available surveillance video to help identify the suspects responsible.